Monthly Archives: September 2014

Segregation still plaques America. 1. The elusive goal of desegregation 60 years ago the US Supreme court ruled unanimously (9-0) that “separate educational facilities are inherently unequal.” As a result, de jure racial s...

1. The Right to be Free from Search The Fourth Amendment guarantees our right to be free from unreasonable search and seizure. This right applies to all persons whether walking, driving, riding a bike, sitting at home or even standing around in a public s...

Last week the city of Pasadena agreed to pay $1,037,500 to the parents of Kendrec McDade to settle civil cases involving two police officers that shot and killed the 19 year old on March 24, 2012. The young man was shot eight times after a brief pursuit...

DUI Tips – Independence Day is about celebration, but for too many it becomes the anniversary of their first DUI. If you are drinking tonight (or all day) please don’t drive. Even drinking a small amount puts you at risk of being arrested if y...

Our criminal justice system isn’t perfect, far from it. Our judicial history is littered with discrimination, injustice and convictions of innocent defendants. Today verdicts are increasingly being overturned because of DNA analysis and ...

Prison Reform – This November Californians will decide whether or not to improve our “justice system.” Our state prisons currently house some 136,000 individuals. For years we ranked first in largest state prison population in America. Recently...